Google has variety of web based applications and tools to help you become more productive, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Hangouts, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and more. Move beyond the basic features you figured out on your own. Be able to use them to work collaboratively and increase productivity. Learn how to run online meetings and webinars. Learn the ins and outs of all the tools Google has to help you become more productive and improve your work communication skills. You will learn time saving tips and strategies to get more done in your work and personal life.

One month course; Jennifer Selke, instructor

Agenda

Unit 1
Google Mail

Composing, sending, and reading, and replying to email

Organizing and searching email

Managing account settings and contacts

Using Chat, Apps, and other short-cuts

Unit 2

Google Calendar

Setting up Google Calendar

Creating and editing events and tasks

Sharing calendars and responding to invitations

Notifications and printing

Time saving tips and add-ons

Unit 3

Using Google Drive: Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms, Presentations

Google Drive and storage of online files

Documents

Spreadsheets and Forms

Presentations

Unit 4

Google Hangouts, Sites, Search, Chrome

Hangouts - online meetings

Beyond the search bar - advance google search strategies

Creating a website with Google Sites

Google Chrome

Next offering(s):

Google +
April 2 -
27
June 4 -
29
August 6 -
31
November 5 -
30

Google Analytics
April 2 -
27
June 4 -
29
September 4 -
28

Google Apps for Business
March 5 -
30
May 7 -
June 1
July 2 -
27
October 1 -
26

Certificate Price: $495.00 USD

Ave. hours 16; 1.6 CEUs/ILUs

About Your Instructor

Dr. Jennifer H. Selke is fueled by her drive to connect people with meaningful work, and is dedicated to building bridges between millennials—individuals born in the 80s and 90s—and employers. Her consulting firm, WorkStrengths, provides career coaching services for 20-somethings, recent graduates, and new hires. Jennifer uses her insider understanding of millennials to train and educate a multi-generational workforce on how to develop, manage, leverage, and retain this the youngest generation of workers.

Course Objectives

Learn to use Google Apps for your Business

Understand basic and advanced features of Gmail, Calendar, and Drive

Discover how to access Google Apps from your mobile device

Discover how the Google business tools work together to improve productivity

Learn how to use Google Documents, Forms, Spreadsheets, and Hangouts, Presentations as a replacement for more expensive desktop programs

Discuss personal organization and work habits that give you more time in your day

Discover advance features of tools you use every day like Gmail, Google Chrome, and Google Search that make you more productive

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, you will:

Move beyond the basic features that you figured out on your own for Gmail, Calendar, and Drive

Be able to use Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and Forms to work collaboratively and increase productivity

Learn how to run an online meetings or webinars with google hangouts

Use Google Search more effectively to sort and find what you are looking for online